Accusations of sexual misconduct have long followed the R&B star. But central to the charges against Mr. Kelly are the people who prosecutors say made a pattern of abuse possible. Source: New York Times
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At Birth, She Already Had a Case File. At 7 Years Old, She Was Dead.
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2021
A child welfare system meant to protect Julissia Batties from an abusive home life failed the ultimate test. Source: New York Times
Second Accuser Testifies in R. Kelly Trial
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2021
The second accuser to testify against the R&B star during his trial was once among his vocal supporters, but she said on Tuesday that Mr. Kelly had instructed her to lie. Source: New York Times
Woman Says R. Kelly Abused Her and Pressured Her to Have an Abortion
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2021
The second accuser to testify against the disgraced R&B star said he pressured her to have an abortion, as the second week of Mr. Kelly’s trial began. Source: New York Times
R. Kelly Trial Will Involve Marriage to Aaliyah
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2021
The R&B star is on trial after years of delays. He is accused of commanding a criminal enterprise that recruited women and underage girls to have sex with him. Source: New York Times
With R. Kelly on Trial, What Has Become of His Music?
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2021
The R&B superstar may have experienced a “social death,” with his music largely disappearing in public. But streaming data tells a more complicated story. Source: New York Times
R. Kelly Trial: Decades of Accusations in the Making
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
The R&B artist was acquitted 13 years ago. But the culture around allegations of sexual misconduct has shifted dramatically since then, and he faces more formidable charges this time. Source: New York Times
Former Supermodel Accuses Elite Model Agency Executive of Rape
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2021
Carré Sutton accuses a former executive at a modeling agency of sexual assault, and a second employee of enabling the attacks. Source: New York Times
A 7-Year-Old Dies in the Bronx, and Records Show a History of Abuse
By Gotham Rex on August 11, 2021
Julissia Batties, who was found unconscious with a head injury, had been the subject of a child welfare case since birth. Her half brother admitted beating her, a police official said. Source: New York Times
Jeffrey Epstein Victims Fund Paid Out About $121 Million
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2021
The administrator of the fund said she wanted to approve the final awards before Tuesday — the second anniversary of Mr. Epstein’s death. Source: New York Times
Newborn Twins Are Found Dead in an Apartment in Queens
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2021
The mother of the infants was in custody but had not been charged in the deaths of the twins, a boy and a girl, officials said. Source: New York Times
Police Responded to a 911 Call and Left. Then a Child Was Killed.
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2021
The police commissioner said there will be a review to determine if correct procedures were followed in the case of 10-year-old Ayden Wolfe. Source: New York Times
Jacob Daskal, Founder of Brooklyn Safety Patrol, Is Charged With Sexually Abusing a Teen
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2021
Jacob Daskal, who founded the ultra-Orthodox patrol, groomed a 15-year-old girl for sex and abused her in New York and Chicago, federal prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Child Welfare Agency Cuts Ties to Professor Over Pedophile Studies
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2021
The New York City Administration for Children’s Services will no longer work with Theo Sandfort, a professor who headed a separate study on L.G.B.T.Q. youth in foster care. Source: New York Times
Judge Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s $28.5 Million Bail Proposal
By Gotham Rex on December 28, 2020
The British socialite, charged with assisting Jeffrey Epstein in his abuse of girls, had called jail conditions “intolerable.” Prosecutors said she has her own shower, TV and computers. Source: New York Times